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The only time a different flag would be flown from the Palace would be upon the death of the sovereign, when the flag of the next most senior member of the Royal Family present at the palace would be raised. [citation needed] The size of the flag is varied according to the importance of the event, with a normal-sized flag being used most of the ...
The Union flag on Buckingham Palace was at half mast on Thursday while a framed plaque announcing the Queen’s death was placed on the front gates by royal household staff.
Flags were returned to full-mast at government buildings across the UK as the period of national mourning following the death of Queen Elizabeth II ended on September 20.This video shows the ...
(Flags were lowered half-mast when Queen Elizabeth II died in September 2022. In the United States the flags will also fly half-mast when Presidents die, or national treasures, like James Gandolfini.)
There was some controversy in the United Kingdom in 1997 following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, over the fact that no flag was flown at half-mast at Buckingham Palace. Customarily the only flag to fly from Buckingham Palace had been the Royal Standard when the sovereign was in residence at the palace; otherwise, no flag would fly.
State dinners are held at Buckingham Palace in London and on occasion at Windsor Castle in Berkshire, should the visitors stay there. Around 150 guests are invited to the white tie event at the ballroom in Buckingham Palace for the banquet, which is an area that has a max capacity of 170 diners. Guests typically members of the Royal Family ...
On Monday, March 18, the internet turned its sights on King Charles, with a fresh rumor suggesting that government buildings in the UK were flying their flags at half-mast, leading some to assume ...
Royal Standard for Scotland flying above the Palace of Holyroodhouse. In Scotland a separate version of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom is used, whereby the red Lion Rampant of the Kingdom of Scotland appears in the first and fourth quadrants, displacing the three gold lions passant guardant of England, which occur only in the second quadrant.